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When Purdue senior guard Terone Johnson learned that former Boilermaker Brandon Brantley was head coach Matt Painter's selection to fill an assistant's opening, the team's leading returning scorer was excited.

In recent years, Brantley, a cousin of former Purdue All-American Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson, has been working in Indianapolis, coaching Amateur Athletic Union basketball and serving as an assistant at Indianapolis Ben Davis High School. Brantley and Painter were teammates for two seasons at Purdue.

"It's always good to get somebody that has been here and been through the things ...